Business Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Mastercard with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Consultant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mastercard overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mastercard as a Business Consultant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 67%
Skills test: 33%
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I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard (London, England) in Nov 2017
Interview
Applied online. Heard back for initial interviews at University happening the following week. 2 case interviews (with some behaviourial and Q&A). Very quantitatively focussed with some business acumen. Advanced to final round at London Office, which involves 4 case interviews. Very similar in style. Many of the candidates found it to be draining however, especially after lunch when moving onto the 4th interview. Perhaps this is by design to see how people perform when tired etc (purely conjecture - I have no clue). People are all lovely and it seems a terrific place to work (will potentially consider reapplying later in my career)
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard (Arlington, VA) in Nov 2018
Interview
Skype interview followed by final round super day. The final round was in Arlington with breakfast, then a presentation about the firm, then 4x45 minute interviews with a 90 minute lunch break at some point.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
first round consists of 2 case studies, 30mins each. They were dissimilar to a typical business case that you would do for MBB for example. Instead, its much more like a single problem that you have to solve. Will typically be a revenue problem for example or 'should we go ahead with this project'. Behavioural was about 7mins long and is basic. If you clear the first stage, second round is four 45min cases.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard (Washington, DC) in Oct 2018
Interview
I applied through campus recruiting. I had two on-campus first round interviews and then 4-5 second round interviews in the DC office. In addition, the super-day included a presentation, lunch, and a networking dinner the night before. All of the interviews involved a case and some personality questions/questions about why I wanted to join APT. The interview process overall was nice, and everyone I met was genuine and enthusiastic about their jobs. I turned down the offer because the work itself didn't seem terribly exciting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me case questions like how would I approach launching a new product or switching manufacturers.